The three factions holding up Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’

Marjorie Taylor Greenerepresentative

Now Mike Lawler is a NO on Trump's big beautiful bill because he won't accept a SALT cap increase from $10K to $30K per year,

Greene wrote on X on Wednesday

Marjorie Taylor Greenerepresentative

This group, Clyde, Roy, Norman, and Brecheen are all in nice red seats and I think they are screwing things up just as badly as RINO Mike Lawler,

Greene wrote on X, using the acronym for "Republican In Name Only."

Mike Lawlernew York Representative

My efforts to achieve a higher deduction for state and local taxes would not amount to a giveaway to the wealthy. In reality, the current $10,000 cap unfairly penalizes middle-class families—cops, firefighters, teachers, nurses, blue-collar tradespeople—in high-tax states like New York."

Mike Lawler wrote on X

Mike Lawlernew York Representative

By the way, the reason you enjoy a gavel is because Republicans like me have won our seats. Good luck being in the Majority if we don't."

Lawler added

What's the point in Republicans fighting to protect and keep re-electing 'Republicans' if they constantly undermine the agenda America voted for?"

she asked

Mike Lawlernew York Representative

The chair should be reminded that he wouldn’t have a ******* gavel without the members of the SALT caucus,

Lawler said

I’m not sure it’s going to pass the House, quite honestly,

Johnson said

Chip Royrepresentative

This bill falls profoundly short,

Roy said

David Valadaocongressman

We cannot and will not support a final reconciliation bill that includes any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations.”

David Valadao (R-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), and more emphasized

We will not tolerate gutting a benefit that over 27% of my district depends on,

he said

As the only SALT caucus member on Ways and Means, all I know is they can sit and negotiate with themselves all they want, but there will be no changes unless I and the committee agree,

she said

Those things have to be meted out through leadership, through other members in the conference … not at the Budget Committee. I don't think that's appropriate, so that's my position … I think we’re very close to the resolutions necessary to get it out of this barn and into the pasture of the Rules Committee,

the chairman added

We were making progress before the vote in the Budget Committee and will continue negotiations to further improve the reconciliation package,

the caucus said

He wants this done, and he wants it done at the earliest practical time, and the commitment has been by Memorial Day, and we've been on pace, or ahead of schedule, to accomplish that,

the chairman said

Steve Scalisemajority Leader

What they want to see is progress and get answers on some of the questions and expedite the timelines,

Scalise told reporters

I’m convinced that we’ll be able to adjust the dial, so to speak, so that we can come to an agreement that will meet the criteria that everybody has and that we can move this thing forward,

Johnson said after Thursday’s meeting with Roy and other members of the Freedom and SALT caucuses

Ralph Normanrepresentative

We got to make sure that it's not smoke and mirrors,

Norman said

Jodey Arringtonbudget Chair

You never know until you call the question where people stand, which is the reason I called for a vote,

Arrington said

Steve Scalisemajority Leader

Issues like SALT are still going to be worked through the weekend,

Scalise said

Karoline Leavittwhite House press secretary

The White House will continue to have conversations over the weekend strongly urging House Members to seize the generational opportunity before them and vote YES on this historic legislation to fix the mess [former President] Joe Biden created,

Leavitt said